Table 1.
Respondents’ knowledge of cholera
| Characteristics | Given score |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 2,830) | ||
|
Recognition of cholera | ||
| Watery stool with or without vomiting |
1 |
23 |
|
Causes of cholera | ||
| Lack of safe drinking-water, or drinking of polluted water |
1 |
80 |
| Eating rotten food/lack of food protection against contamination/if the food has not been covered up |
1 |
83 |
| Affected by cholera germ |
1 |
1 |
|
Type of cholera management | ||
| ORS |
1 |
92 |
| Rice saline |
1 |
38 |
| IV fluid |
1 |
19 |
| Home-made saline |
1 |
38 |
| Plain water |
1 |
4 |
|
Places of cholera management | ||
| Home |
1 |
48 |
| Health center |
1 |
95 |
|
Cholera-prevention measures | ||
| Use of safe water |
1 |
74 |
| Proper sanitation |
1 |
7 |
| Health education |
1 |
7 |
| Food safety |
1 |
87 |
| Basic hygiene practices |
1 |
85 |
|
Total given score |
16 |
|
|
Total mean score with SD |
7.79 ± 2.62 |
|
|
Good knowledge (score equal to or greater than 9) |
|
46 (95% CI: 43.9-47.5) |
| Poor knowledge (score equal to or less than 8) | 54 (95% CI: 52.5-56.1) | |